The Reluctant Debutante by Becky Lower

Love historical romance but are yearning for something unique and different? Give Becky Lower's debut a try! It's fantastic!
It's also on the top of the list of Surprising Good Books on Goodreads (see here for details).
See my Goodreads review below...
Oh, and Becky will be featured on the USA Today blog on their Happy Ever After page on Sept 11.
Way to go, Becky!



The Reluctant Debutante, Book One in the Cotillion Ball Series by Becky Lower
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book--Lower's debut--takes you from high society of 1850's New York City to St. Louis and the burgeoning West. Feisty red-haired Ginger Fitzpatrick, the oldest of nine siblings, prefers to be friends with Elizabeth Blackwell and Amelia Bloomer than empty-headed debutantes, and would rather work in her father's bank than attend the Cotillion Ball. Joseph Lafontaine, her brother's friend, is half-French Canadian, half Ojibwa Indian. He is upstanding, brave, and understands that his Indian blood prevents him from ever having Ginger. This story encompasses duty to family, the difficulties of sibling relationships, and the changing roles of women, all interwoven in the grip of a love that cannot be denied. Lower grabs you by the ankles and holds onto you tightly until you reach the page-turning climax based on the real Gasconade Bridge Disaster of 1855. This story will have you laughing, crying and begging to know what happens to Ginger and the rest of her eight brothers and sisters. Stay tuned for more from this talented new author!

Release Day for Tamara Hogan's Taste Me

A hero who experiences the world through TASTE?  Who is also an incubus.  And a heroine named Scarlett in a rock band called Scarlett's Web who is a siren, able to amplify emotional energy with her voice.

WOW.

Put these two together in a dangerous underworld and you've got 2009 GH Finalist Tamara Hogan's sizzling new debut novel, TASTE ME, a sexy, fast paced urban fantasy out from Sourcebooks TODAY.

 

I'm especially excited for Tammy because I've been following her progess over the past year and a half or so on the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood blog--from GH winner to publishing contract to revisions to--waalah--gorgeous novel! 

Read an interview with Tamara on the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood blog here and visit her website here.  And then run out and (or click to) buy her book!  I can't wait to read it!

Congratulations, Tammy!!!

Hope Ramsay's Debut Novel Out Today--Welcome to Last Chance

Take a look at this gorgeous cover!!  Hope Ramsay, one of the Golden Heart winners from 2009, has her first book out TODAY!  The cover says it all--this is a small-town romance between two unlikely people, and they're from the town of  Last Chance, South Carolina.  Read all about it on Hope's website here.

 Hope is blogging today at the The Ruby-Slippered Sisterhood.  Check out her post here--and don't forget to pick up a copy of her book!!

Hope is a frequent blogger on the Sisterhood.  Check out her craft advice blogs in their archives.  They are outstanding.

I had the privilege of meeting Hope at the RWA national Conference in Orlando last summer.  She calmed me down when I was shaking, index card in hand, for my agent appointment.  (Thanks, Hope!)

Congratulations, Hope, on your four-book series!!!